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Cocoa, FL
A Brevard County city on the Indian River Lagoon with a historic downtown, Cocoa Village, close to Kennedy Space Center.
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Cocoa is a mainland city on the west shore of the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County, a few miles across the water from Cocoa Beach. People come for Historic Cocoa Village, a walkable downtown of brick streets, shops and old storefronts, and use the city as a central base for launches, beaches and Kennedy Space Center.
Things to do in Cocoa
Historic Cocoa Village spreads over a few blocks between US 1 and the river, with the restored Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse on Brevard Avenue, opened in 1924 as the Aladdin Theater, and the Florida Historical Society in the 1939 post office. The city hosts dozens of special events a year, many of them in the village. Cocoa Riverfront Park sits at the edge of the village on the Indian River Lagoon, with a waterfront walk and views across to Merritt Island. The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science covers the county’s past and its natural habitats. Rocket launches from Cape Canaveral can be seen from the riverfront on clear days.
Getting around Cocoa
State Road 520 is the main route, running through Cocoa Village and east over the Indian River and Banana River causeways to Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach, roughly 15 minutes to the sand. Interstate 95 and US 1 run north and south through the city, and State Road 528 nearby leads to Orlando and Port Canaveral. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is about 30 minutes north. Orlando Melbourne International is about 30 minutes away and Orlando International about 45. Cocoa is part of Daytona and the Space Coast.
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